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Something turned up in the mail this week, which we’ve not seen for several years here. Several years ago, many people turned over postcards to me which they received through the U.S. mail. These postcards notified their recipients that they won a $100 gift card for use at Target or Walmart.

AUSTIN — Texas House Speaker Joe Straus won a number of high-profile legislative battles in this year, but fellow Republicans are now passing no-confidence resolutions aimed at removing him from his leadership role.

AUSTIN — The negative economic impact of a so-called bathroom bill in Austin, where the Senate this week approved the measure, stands at $155,750,553, but that’s only one city’s conferences and events.

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is aiming to send a revised version of his health-care bill to the Congressional Budget Office as soon as Friday as he continues to push for a vote before Congress's August recess.

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